The Wisconsin Supreme Court entered a default judgment Tuesday against attorney Evan Read, the latest sanction against the Milwaukee lawyer since his license was temporarily suspended in 2010.
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Candidates for spring Supreme Court election coming into focus
Who's in and who's out for a statewide Supreme Court election to be decided in April should start to come into clearer focus as candidates were able to circulate petitions to get on the ballot starting Saturday.
Read More »Wisconsin Supreme Court reprimands Glendale attorney for misconduct
The state Supreme Court on Friday publicly reprimanded Glendale attorney Vladimir Gorokhovsky for professional misconduct.
Read More »Professional Responsibility — public reprimand
2010AP2525-D OLR v. Gorokhovsky
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2011AP2962-D OLR v. Phillips
Read More »Roggensack announces Supreme Court re-election bid
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Patience Roggensack says she is running for re-election.
Milwaukee attorney Kostich has license temporarily suspended
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday temporarily suspended the law license of Nikola Kostich, the court’s fourth sanction against the Milwaukee attorney.
Read More »Professional Responsibility — suspension
2011AP277-D OLR v. Kostich
Read More »Wisconsin Supreme Court sanctions 2 attorneys for misconduct
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday sanctioned two attorneys for professional misconduct. Both attorneys were disciplined for failing to cooperate with Office of Lawyer Regulation investigations.
Read More »Marquette law professor considering Supreme Court run
A law school professor at Marquette University says he is considering running for the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Read More »Report: Judge in collective bargaining case considering run for Wisconsin Supreme Court (UPDATE)
A Dane County judge who drew fire from conservatives for a ruling last year halting implementation of Gov. Scott Walker's collective bargaining law said Thursday that she is considering a run next year for the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Van Hollen wants to combine voter ID lawsuits
Wisconsin's attorney general has appealed two voter identification cases to the state Supreme Court.
Read More »Wis. justices consider early excluded evidence in rebuttal
If the state fails to produce key fingerprint evidence, which is later deemed inadmissible, before a criminal trial, should the evidence be admissible at any further stage of the proceedings?
Read More »Wisconsin Supreme Court takes pass on voter ID
Wisconsin's highest court says it won't hear challenges to the state's voter ID law until a court of appeals hears the cases, a setback for Republicans who wanted voters to have to show photo ID to vote in November's election.
Read More »New ID laws could delay outcome of close elections
The presidential election is Nov. 6, but it could take days to figure out the winner if the vote is close. New voting laws are likely to increase the number of people who have to cast provisional ballots in key states.
Read More »State justices to consider Innocence Project appeal
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear oral arguments this fall in an Innocence Project appeal, State v. Brian K. Avery, to consider whether new photogrammetry and video enhancement evidence can be presented to a Wisconsin court more than 16 years after trial.
Read More »Editorial: The cost of justice
Although it appears Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser is about to win the biggest legal battle of his career, he should be worried, even embarrassed, about the cost.
Policy wording at heart of state Supreme Court case
The Wisconsin Supreme Court in fall will hear a construction litigation case in which an insurance company might be compelled to pay more than $600,000 in subrogation claims based on the interpretation of the word “occurrence,” the economic loss doctrine and commercial general liability policy exclusionary language.
Read More »State Supreme Court upholds damages in drug lawsuit (UPDATE)
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday upheld damages that were awarded in a lawsuit the state brought against a prescription drug company accused of inflating prices.
Read More »State justices to consider improper jury instructions
In State v. Courtney C. Beamon, which is at the briefing stage before the Wisconsin Supreme Court, a convicted felon caught driving from the scene of a shooting is challenging whether the sufficiency of evidence presented against him should be measured by the actual language in erroneous jury instructions or by the statutory elements of the crime.
Read More »Prosser’s attorney asks fellow justice to recuse herself
In a Tuesday letter to Justice Patience Roggensack, attorney Kevin Reak asked Roggensack to recuse herself from judging any aspect of disciplinary proceedings against Justice David Prosser
Read More »State Supreme Court approves BBE, OLR budgets
State Bar dues may spike more than 15 percent next year, but assessments imposed by the Wisconsin Supreme Court will drop, albeit slightly.
Read More »State Supreme Court disciplines two Madison attorneys (UPDATE)
In opinions issued Friday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court disciplined two Madison attorneys for their professional misconduct tied to the same 2005 criminal case in Dane County.
Read More »Tribal court transfer statute up for first review
For the first time since enactment of sec.801.54(2), governing which court should hear a case when both state and tribal courts have jurisdiction, the Wisconsin Supreme Court will interpret the new rule.
Read More »Proposed liability bill puts lead paint cases at risk
For the past six years, Milwaukee solo attorney Peter Earle has dedicated half of his practice to researching and litigating civil claims against lead paint manufacturers on behalf of children allegedly poisoned by the product.
Read More »Defendant contests state’s no-merit procedures
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is considering what duties the Court of Appeals should have, if any, when it is acknowledged that postconviction counsel made a mistake before the circuit court.
Read More »Court commissioners’ power up for debate
The power of court commissioners to issue search warrants, in addition to other authority granted with the position, is currently pending before the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Read More »Attorney: Gableman should stay on recall case
An attorney says state Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman shouldn't recuse himself from a case that could affect recall efforts because he received free legal services.
Read More »Supreme Court rejects new trial for I-94 eminent domain
A Milwaukee man who claimed the Wisconsin Department of Transportation undervalued his property by as much as $600,000 in a case tied to the construction of the Marquette Interchange won’t get a new trial.
Read More »Attorney asks Gableman not to hear redistricting
Madison - A motion has been filed with the Wisconsin Supreme Court seeking the recusal of Justice Michael Gableman from a pending case that could affect ongoing recall efforts targeting four Republican state senators.
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